awards for Dog Day Afternoon on AllMovie

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Nominated	Best Actor Al Pacino	1975
Nominated	Best Director Sidney Lumet	1975
Nominated	Best Editing Dede Allen	1975
Won	Best Original Screenplay Frank Pierson	1975
Nominated	Best Picture Martin Elfand, Martin Bregman	1975
Nominated	Best Supporting Actor Chris Sarandon	1975

British Academy of Film and Television Arts

Won	Best Actor Al Pacino	1975
Won	Best Editing Dede Allen	1975
Nominated	Best Picture Sidney Lumet	1975

Directors Guild of America

Nominated

Best Director Sidney Lumet

1975

Hollywood Foreign Press Association

Nominated	Best Director Sidney Lumet	1975
Nominated	Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Al Pacino	1975
Nominated	Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture John Cazale, Charles Durning	1975
Nominated	Best Picture - Drama	1975
Nominated	Best Screenplay Frank Pierson	1975
Nominated	New Star of the Year - Male Chris Sarandon	1975

Los Angeles Film Critics Association

Won	Best Actor Al Pacino	1975
Won	Best Director Sidney Lumet	1975
Won	Best Picture	1975

National Board of Review

Nominated	Best Picture	1975
Won	Best Supporting Actor Charles Durning	1975